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COVID-19: CBN says over N3trn loans disbursed to revive economy, create jobs

        By Ajuma Edwina Ameh     To facilitate economic recovery and generate employment opportunities in the wake of the...

Insurgency will end in my tenure, says Gov. Zulum 

    Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has said insurgency will end during the life of his administration.   “God willing, insurgency...

2023: Buhari warns diplomats not to interfere in Nigerian politics

      By Ajuma Edwina Ameh As the 2023 general elections draw closer, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned diplomats against interfering in...

Video: Armed robbers hijack bullion van in Ibadan, two dead, others injured

An attack on a bullion van in Ibadan’s Idi-Ape neighborhood resulted in the deaths of two police officers. Witnesses filmed the aftermath of...

Pres. Buhari’s ace photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo, on study leave in UK

  Bayo Omoboriowo, President Muhammadu Buhari’s photographer, is currently in the United Kingdom on further studies, according to Persecondnews investigations. Bayo, who the...

Queues at Abuja filling stations a local problem, will vanish soon, says NNPC GMD

Fuel queues set to disappear as NNPC imports, takes delivery of 300m litres

          To put an end to the long petrol queues being experienced in some parts of the country, the...

FG grants 286 foreign nationals Nigerian citizenships

  No fewer than 286 foreign nationals of the 600 who have applied for Nigerian citizenships, have been granted by the Federal Government....

Declare national war on ritual killings, Reps tell

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh     Worried by the ritual killings that have assumed a national dimension, the House of Representatives...

NNPC Ltd generates ₦2.61trn, petrol contributes 99.76% from August 2020 to August 2021 — Report

    A total revenue of ₦2.61 trillion with petrol contributing about 99.76% was generated from the sales of white products from August...

We are not a political party, we don’t choose polls candidates — The 2022 Committee of 100  

    As political campaigns and mobilization and re-alignment gather momentum ahead of 2023 polls, an elite group — the 2022 Committee —...

Nigeria’s economy: Remove subsidy, raise VAT now, IMF tells FG

      Amid high inflation rate, grueling economic situation and high food and goods prices, the Buhari administration is under pressure to...

Effects of noise, air pollution and harmattan in Lagos

  By Gbenga Onabanjo   The unprecedented level of noise and air pollution in our city centres are cause for concern. The motorcyclist...

Tony Elumelu: “I was excited to witness AFCON final hosted at UBA-financed world-class Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon  

    The United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian pan-African financial services group, financed the world-class Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon which hosted...

NNPC pushes out 1,661 petrol-laden trucks daily to tackle queues in Abuja, others

Discovery of petrol with methanol: NMDPRA withdraws product, increases supply nationwide

  The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it has intensified efforts at increasing the supply of petrol into the...

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Sen. Shuaibu Lau replaces Sen. Bwacha as Deputy Minority Leader

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau (Taraba North-PDP) is now the Deputy Minority Leader in the Nigerian Senate. Lau was...